Myechyslaw Hryb | |
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Мечыслаў Грыб Мечислав Гриб | |
Chairman of the Supreme Council Of Belarus (acting) | |
In office 28 January 1994 – 10 January 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Vyacheslav Kebich Mikhail Chigir |
Preceded by | Stanislav Shushkevich Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (acting) |
Succeeded by | Alexander Lukashenko (as head of state) Anatoly Malofeyev (as Speaker of Parliament) |
Personal details | |
Born | Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb 25 September 1938 Sawicze, Nowogródek Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic |
Political party | Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Assembly) |
Ethnicity | Belarusian |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Militsiya (Belarus) |
Years of service | 1959-1994 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb[a] (born 25 September 1938) is a Belarusian politician who was the eleventh Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus from 28 January 1994 to 10 January 1996. In his capacity as the head of state, Hryb adopted the first Constitution of Belarus.[1] He succeeded Stanislav Shushkevich and was head of state from 28 January to 20 July 1994 until Alexander Lukashenko replaced him in the new office called President of Belarus, which became the new head of state office. He continued as a parliamentary speaker. Hryb is now a politician in the opposition and a member of the Social-Democratic Party.[2]
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